Comedy Central (Italy)

Comedy Central is an Italian television channel broadcasting comedy-related programmes from the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy. It is owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA.

History

Paramount Comedy launched in Italy on 1 December 2004, originally broadcasting from 8pm to 6am, timesharing with Nickelodeon. Since 12 June 2006 Paramount Comedy has been broadcasting 24 hours a day. The network broadcast programming dedicated to comedic entertainment based on TV series, cartoons, original programs and cabaret.

While Paramount Comedy's communications activities focused on the launch of the channel itself, towards the end of 2006, with an annual investment of 2 million euros, they concentrated on its content. Around the same time, Paramount Comedy reached two deals with Warner Bros. and CBS Paramount. With the new schedule, the investment in original productions (mostly cabaret) was 30% of the channel's budget.

On 30 April 2007 the channel became Comedy Central, effectively taking the name of the US network of the same name.

On 31 July 2009 the timeshift version Comedy Central +1 was launched. From 1 November 2010 Comedy Central and its timeshift have been broadcasting in 16:9 wide format.

On 5 December 2013 and 24 May 2019 the channel changed its logo and graphics, uniforming to US version.

Programming

Current programming

Source:
* ''Battistology''
* ''Becker''
* ''Broad City''
* ''Comedy Central Presents'' (Italian version)
* ''Everybody Hates Chris''
* ''Key & Peele''
* ''The King of Queens''
* ''Most Ridiculous''
* '' The Neighborhood''
* ''Reno 911!''
* '' Rules of Engagement''
* ''South Park''
* ''Takeshi's Castle''
* ''Workaholics''

Former programming

Shows

* ''Amici @ Letto''
* ''Amici miei''
* ''Bar Stadio''
* ''Bastardi''
* ''The Ben Stiller Show''
* ''The Benny Hill Show''
* '' Camera Café''
* ''Central Station''
* ''Comedy Tour''
* ''Comicittà''
* ''Crozza Italia'' (from La7)
* ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart''
* ''La pubblicità più pazza del mondo!''
* ''Lo Zoo di 105'' (recorded from Radio 105 Network)
* ''Made in Sud''
* ''Markette'' (from La7)
* ''Neurovisione''
* ''Salsa Rosa''
* ''The Sarah Silverman Program''
* ''Second Italy''
* ''Very Victoria''
* ''Zelig C-Lab''

Cartoons

* ''Beavis and Butt-Head''
* ''The Boondocks''
* ''Comedy Illustrated''
* ''Creature Comforts''
* ''Drawn Together''
* '' Free For All''
* ''Happy Tree Friends''
* '' ILL-ustrated''
* ''Odd Job Jack''

TV series and sitcoms

* ''Adult Information''
* ''Almost Perfect''
* ''Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens''
* ''Bewitched''
* ''Brotherhood''
* ''Cheers''
* '' The Comeback''
* ''Community''
* ''Courting Alex''
* ''Dentro la TV''
* ''Everybody Loves Raymond''
* ''Family Business''
* ''Family Ties''
* ''Frasier''
* ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air''
* ''Friends''
* ''Get Smart''
* ''Inside Amy Schumer''
* ''I Live with Models''
* ''I soliti idioti''
* '' Last Man Standing''
* '' Love, Inc.''
* ''M*A*S*H''
* ''Melissa & Joey''
* '' The Middle''
* ''Mike & Molly''
* ''The Mindy Project''
* ''Mork & Mindy''
* ''Normal, Ohio''
* ''The Odd Couple''
* ''Out of Practice''
* ''Police Squad!''
* ''Punk'd''
* '' Related''
* ''The Robinsons''
* ''Roseanne''
* ''Sex and the City''
* ''Slings & Arrows''
* ''So Notorious''
* ''Stella''
* ''That's My Bush!''
* ''Totally Busted''
* ''Ugly Betty''
* ''Viva La Bam''
* '' The War at Home''
* ''Worst Week''

References

External links

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{{Italian television stations

Italy
Italian-language television stations
Telecom Italia Media
Television channels in Italy
Television channels and stations established in 2004